Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the schedule of the Secretary-General, who would be in Geneva later this month for the Chief Executives Board meeting; a global meeting on producers of electronic components; a global report on the internally displaced; the humanitarian situation in Iraq; the situation in Somalia; and the situation of Sudanese refugees, among other things.Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the commemoration of the Genocide in Rwanda, the elections in Timor-Leste, the murder of a journalist in Afghanistan, climate change, the recent Tsunami in the Solomon Islands, and the situation of displaced persons and refugees in Chad and Iraq, among other things.Spokespersons for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Economic Forum and the International…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Children’s Fund.Secretary-General’s Activities Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said the Secretary-General…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing, which provided information on the Secretary-General's trip to the Middle East, the activities of the Human Rights Council and the Conference on Disarmament, the opening for signature of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, El Niño/La Niña, the situation of displaced and refugees in Chad and Somalia, and flooding in Mozambique and Zambia, among other things. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which also heard from the Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Activities of the Secretary-General Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that yesterday, during a joint press conference in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the Secretary-General had stressed once more his conviction that the long-term safety and…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Meteorological Organization, the UN Environment Programme, the World Food Programme, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the International Labour Organization and the World Trade Organization. Also present was the spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.Geneva activities Ms. Heuzé said that…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration. Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs were also present.Geneva activities Ms. Heuzé said that the Human Rights Council was continuing its session in accordance with the Order of the Day. She reminded journalists that…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Trade Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Activities of the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General Ms. Heuzé said that in the context of United Nations reform, the General Assembly had yesterday adopted…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme and the International Organization for Migration.Activities of the Secretary-General Ms. Heuzé drew attention to a statement issued yesterday by the Secretary-General on Iraq. The Secretary-General was encouraged by the discussions held in Baghdad on…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Fourth Session of Human Rights Council Ms. Heuzé said with regard to the upcoming session of the Human Rights Council, available was a background press release providing practical information for the three-week session beginning on Monday, 12 March and lasting until…